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Often a second chute will be placed at the top of the stretch, extending the length of the straightaway from the top of the stretch to the finish line from 3 ⁄ 16 of a mile (300 m) to 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m), thus allowing 1 + 1 ⁄ 4-mile (2,000 m) races to be run, and also make it possible for quarter horses to run races at distances of up to ...
Ellerslie Racecourse, New Zealand, 1908. This is a list of currently active horse racing venues, both Thoroughbred racing and harness racing , sorted by country. In most English-speaking countries they are called "racecourses".
In many forms of racing, a straight or stretch is a part of the race track in which the competitors travel in a straight line for any significant time, as opposed to a bend or curve. The term is used in horse racing , motor racing and track and field athletics .
Buckfastleigh Racecourse: Devon: England: 21 June 1883: 27 August 1960: The dilapidated main grandstand survives, and is a well known local landmark, and the fields around it are still in use for point-to-point races. [15] Cardiff Racecourse [16] Glamorgan: Wales: National Hunt: 30 May 1855: 27 April 1939: Also known as Ely Racecourse. Staged ...
The chicanes were also added because the FIA decreed it would no longer sanction a circuit which had a straight longer than 2 km (1.2 mi), [6] which is roughly the length of the Döttinger Höhe straight at the Nürburgring Nordschleife. The fastest qualifying lap average speed though only dropped from 249.826 to 243.329 km/h (155.235 to 151. ...
The straightway on the farther side of an elliptical or oval racecourse. It typically runs parallel to the grandstand and the homestretch where the finish line is located. [8] Also refers to the stabling area adjacent to the racetrack (see "backside", above). [5] Bearing In (or out) When a horse does not run straight on the course.
The racecourse is pear-shaped, and boasts a six-furlong (1,200 m) straight known as 'the Straight Six.' The track has a circumference of 2,312 metres (1.437 mi) and a final straight of 450 metres (490 yd) for race distances over 1.2 kilometres (1,300 yd). Races are run in an anti-clockwise direction.
Turn 1 and Dick Johnson Straight. Queensland Raceway is 3.126 km (1.942 mi) long and 12 m (13 yd) wide, running clockwise. There are six corners. The circuit was designed by Tony Slattery with input from car and motorcycle racing authorities including CAMS circuit expert Professor Rod Troutbeck. Queensland Raceway is a FIA Grade 3 circuit. [1]